Soil sampling requirements in Romania
National rules: Ordinul MMAP nr. 333/2021 și MADR nr. 165/2021 (Monitorul Oficial nr. 754 din 3 august 2021), Annex 2, the Action Programme. National guidance: Code of Good Agricultural Practice (Codul de bune practici agricole), voluntary since 2021.
| Country / region | Purpose / programme | Time / frequency | Area per sample | Method | Depth | Cores | Status and source |
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| Romania | Agrochemical soil study behind the fertilisation planNitrates Action Programme (Programul de acțiune pentru protecția apelor împotriva poluării cu nitrați proveniți din surse agricole) | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | ConditionalOrdin nr. 333/165/2021, legislatie.just.ro (annexes published in Monitorul Oficial nr. 754 bis) |
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| Romania | Agrochemical soil study: frequency, area and depthCode of Good Agricultural Practice (Codul de bune practici agricole), voluntary since 2021 |
| Arable land 2 to 5 ha per composite sample; at most 5 ha per sample in the general recommendation. Grassland and hay meadows 5 to 10 ha; irrigated land 0.25 to 2 ha; orchards and vineyards 0.5 to 2 ha; eroded land at most 2 ha. | Composite samples from uniform areas; never mix organically fertilised and unfertilised areas, or different crops, in one sample. Results drawn up as maps (cartograms) of pH, P and K. | Arable 0 to 20 cm. Grassland and hay meadows 0 to 10 cm. Orchards and vineyards 0 to 20 and 20 to 40 cm. | Not specified | Official guidanceMinistry of Environment, Water and Forests, Codul de bune practici agricole (PDF), chapter 6 and Annex 11 |
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